Lamp shade



.C. A. HERMAN LAMP SHADE Original Filed Feb.20. 1925 v INVENTOR.U/aua'efl Herman.

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Patented Dec. 27 1927.

pa rs!) STATES 1 1,654,482 PATENT OFFICE.

CLAUDE A. HERMAN, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONI IECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO RELIABLEMFG.

COMPANY, OF NEW HAVEN, CONIlEG'I.ICUT.v

LAMP SHADE. I

Application filed February 20, 1925, Serial No. 10,517. Renewed November4, 1927.

The invention relates to a lampshade, and the object of the inventionisto provide a simple, improved, exceedingly inexpensive, attractive andneat, satisfactory, and durable lamp shade.

With theabove object in view, as well as others which will appear as thespecification proceeds, the invention comprises the construction,arrangement and combination of parts as now to be fully described and ashereinafter to be specifically claimed, 1t be ing understood that thedisclosure herein is merely illustrative and intended in no way in alimiting sense, changes in details of construction and arrangement ofparts being permissible so long as within the spirit of the inventionand the scope of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification,

Fig. 1 is an elevational view of the improved lamp shade;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view thereof;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan view of a blank with reinforcement pieceattached, from which the shade proper can be made;

Fig. 4: is a still larger plan view of the reinforcement piece of Fig.3, detached from the blank for producing the shade proper;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view on line 5-5 in Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view on line 6-6 in Fig. 1;and

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary sectional view on line 77 in Fig. 6.

With respect to the drawing, 10 (in Fig. 3) denotes a flat blank ofparchment or other suitable material for providing the shade proper. Tothis end, the blank is bounded at. its outer margin by a circumference11, at its inner margin by a circumference 12, and at its ends, whichare adjacent each other, by lines 13 and 14 extending between.

the circumferences 11 and 12, to provide a part-disc preferably of areagreater than onehalf of a disc, whereby the blank can be rolled to shapedefining the bounding wall of a cone frustrum.

In Figs. 1, 2 and 6 the blank 10 is shown rolled with ends lapping, 15representing the circular opening at the small end and 16 the circularopening at the large end; of the produced cone-frustrum-bounding-wall.

Between the circumferences 11 and 12 of the blank 10 and adjacent thelines 13 and 14: thereof are holes 17 adapted to receive small fasteners18 0f commerce.

The fasteners 18 are shown in Figs. 1 and as through the holes and bentover to permanently provide the cone-frustrumbounding-wall and insurethat the openings 15 and 16 will remain circular.

Numeral 19 (in Fig. 1) denotes a reinforcen'ient piece of parchment orother suitable material, which is a part, desirably greater thanone-half, of a band or ring, the outer margin of the band or ring beingbounded by the circumference 20, the inner marginby the circumference21, and the ends by the lines 22 and 23 extending between thecircumferences and 21.

The reinforcement piece 19 is adapted to be applied to the blank 10while flat, adjacent the inner circumference 12 thereof, so that,preferably, the margins 12 and 21 coincide, with margin 20 a slightdistance from margin 12.

In Figs. 3 and 5 the reinforcement piece is shown secured to the blank10 by eyelets 24 of commerce. This application of the reinforcementpiece is made before the blank is rolled. Desirably, the reinforcementpiece is applied so that its end portion 25 extends beyond the line 13of the blank 10 and its end portion 26 is within the confines of theopposite end of the blank, in such manner that when the blank is rolled,the end portions of the reinforcement piece abut, as indicated at 27 inFigs. 2, 6 and 7, at a location a slight distance from the inter-lappingedges of the blank.

Numeral 28 indicates a shade holder of I The manner of associating theassembled shade proper and reinforcement piece with the shade holder isbest disclosed. in Figs. 1, 2 and 6. In said figures, 33 are fastenersof commerce, larger than the similar fasteners 18, each including a head34 with bendable legs 35 adapted to be passed through open ings 36 inthe flange 32 of the shade holder and through openings 37 in the eyelets24, to

be bent down against the inner face 38 of the reii'iforcement piece, 39representing the bentdoWn parts of the legs 35. As illustrated, the legsof each fastener e3 are bent in opposite directions to securely clampand hold the flange 32 to the shade proper. Preferably, when theopenings 36 and 37 are in alignment, the small end of the shade properengages the under face of the body 31 of the holder, and the free endportion 4:0 of the flange which desirably extends inwardly in about themanner shown, engages an outer circumference of the shade properintermediate its ends. See Fig. 6.

It will be evident that when the several elements as described are as:-inbled in the fashion set forth, a unique, satisfactory and durable lampshade of simple and economic construction is produced.

The internal thread of the shade holder is for assembling said holderand its attached shade with an external thread of a socket or the like.Clearly, the holder could be supported in some di'lterent manner, notshown.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is A lamp shade comprising a shadeproper consisting of a blank of material rolled to hollow conical shape,a reinforcement piece having free end portions, eyelets securing saidreintorcen'ientpiece to and against said shade proper adjacent its smallcircular end, a shade holder including a'flang'e about saidreinforcementpiece and the portion of the shade proper having saidpiece, and fasteners extending through said eyelets and said fia ige andsecuring said shade proper in said holder.

Signed at Bridgeport, in the county of Fail-held. and State ofConnecticut, this 16th day of February, A. 1)., 1925.

CLAUDE A. Emma.

